Liquid filament for incandescent lights
AssigneeElwha LLC
InventorsRoderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Richard N. Zare
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Abstract
A filament for a light bulb includes a tube and a filament material within the tube, wherein the filament material is configured to be in a liquid state while the light bulb is in use.
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A filament for a light bulb, comprising:
- a tube;
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- a filament material within the tube, wherein the filament material is configured to be in a liquid state while the light bulb is in use;
- wherein the tube is a capillary tube.
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An incandescent light, comprising:
- a tube;
- a filament material within the tube;
- a supply wire configured to provide energy to the filament material;
- a base configured to be in electrical communication with a socket;
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- a bulb coupled to the base and configured to enclose the tube and supply wire,
- wherein the filament material is configured to enter into a liquid state while the light bulb is in use;
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- wherein the bulb contains an inert gas.
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An incandescent light, comprising:
- a tube;
- a filament material within the tube;
- a supply wire configured to provide energy to the filament material;
- a base configured to be in electrical communication with a socket;
- a bulb coupled to the base and configured to enclose the tube and supply wire;
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- a control circuit coupled to the supply wire and configured to be in communication with a power source, and further configured to regulate the energy provided to the filament material;
- wherein the control circuit is configured to provide energy to the filament material such that the filament material is in a liquid state when the light bulb is in use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.